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MORRISTOWN, N.J., Nov. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Customers of Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) who remain without power from Hurricane Sandy can charge devices as well as pick up water and ice free of charge as storm restoration efforts continue.

The water and ice distribution and charging station availability are being coordinated with county offices of emergency management. Locations will be added as they become available. The following is a list of currently participating locations, along with the resources each has available:

Charging Stations and Water and Ice Locations for Sunday, November 4

Essex County

Millburn High School

426 Millburn Ave

Millburn, NJ

8AM - 5PM

Ice and Water

CLOSING AFTER SUNDAY

Monmouth County

Circle Factory Outlets

1407 Atlantic Ave

Wall, NJ

7AM - 7PM

Charging Station

Ice and Water

Hunterdon County

Hunterdon County Complex

314 State Highway 12

Flemington, NJ

8AM - 8PM

Charging Station

Ice and Water

Monmouth County

Monmouth Park

175 Oceanport Ave.

Oceanport, NJ

7AM - 7PM

Charging Station

Ice and Water

Monmouth County

Holy Family Church

910 Rt 36

Hazlet, NJ

7AM - 7PM

Ice and Water

Mercer County

East Windsor Fire Station

69 Twin Rivers Dr

East Windsor, NJ

8AM - 8PM

Charging Station

Ice and Water

Mercer County

Hopewell Twp Public Works Bldg

203 Washington Crossing

Pennington Road

Hopewell, NJ

8AM - 4PM

Ice Only

Ocean County

Silverton Fire Dept.

15 Kettle Creek Rd.

Toms River NJ

24 hours a day

Ice and Water

Middlesex County

Middlesex County OEM

1001 Fire Academy Drive

Sayreville, NJ

9AM - 6PM

Ice and Water

Ocean County

Manchester Twp. Elementary School

1 Colonial Dr

Manchester, NJ

9AM - 5PM

Ice and Water

Morris County

Morris Public Safety & Training Academy

500 West Hanover Avenue

Parsippany, NJ

7AM - 9PM

Charging Station

Ice and Water

Passaic County

Wanaque First Aid Squad

5 Melrose Ave

Wanaque, NJ

10AM - 6PM

Charging Station

Ice and Water

Ocean County

Brick Twp. BofE High School

300 Chambersbridge Rd.

Brick, NJ

8AM - 7:30PM

Charging Station

Ice and Water

Somerset County

Somerset County OEM Training Facility

402 Roycefield Road

Hillsborough, NJ

8AM - 8PM

Charging Station

Ice and Water

Ocean County

Berkeley Twp Recreation Facility

630 Rt 9

Bayville, NJ

M-F 8:30AM - 4:00PM

Sat and Sun 9AM - 4PM

Charging Station

Ice and Water

Sussex County

Sussex County Garage

15 Morris Turnpike

Frankford, NJ

DISTRIBUTING TO TWPS ONLY

Warren County

Wal-Mart

1300 US Hwy 22

Phillipsburg, NJ

8AM – 8PM

Ice and Water

JCP&L reminds customers to exercise safety and stay away from downed power lines. Customers are asked to report outages at 1-888-LIGHTSS (1-888-544-4877) immediately. The more people who call, the faster JCP&L can pinpoint the locations to send crews for repairs.

For updated information on the company's current outages, FirstEnergy's storm restoration process and tips for staying safe, customers are urged to visit the 24/7 Power Center at www.firstenergycorp.com/outages, or follow JCP&L on Twitter @JCP_L and Facebook at www.facebook.com/JCPandL for the latest information.

FirstEnergy is a diversified energy company dedicated to safety, reliability and operational excellence. Its 10 electric distribution companies form one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, serving customers in Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and West Virginia. Its generation subsidiaries control more than 20,000 megawatts of capacity from a diversified mix of scrubbed coal, non-emitting nuclear, natural gas, hydro, pumped-storage hydro and other renewables. Follow FirstEnergy on Twitter @FirstEnergyCorp.

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